Meanings
- A district of Pyongyang, North Korea.
Mangyongdae District is the westernmost area of Pyongyang city, filling the banks of the River Pothong's western artery.
2008, Robert Willoughby, “Pyongyang”, in North Korea (Bradt Travel Guides), 2nd edition, →ISBN, →OCLC, →OL, page 1242 more examples
"At around 17:30 on December 19, 2011, hundreds of magpies appeared from nowhere and hovered over a statue of President Kim Il Sung on Changdok School campus in Mangyongdae District, clattering as if they were telling him the sad news," state news agency KCNA reported on Monday.
2012 January 9, David Chance, “Magpies and bears mourn North Korea's "Dear Leader"”, in Paul Tait, editor, ReutersRi Jae Hong, a representative of the Capital Public Transportation Bureau, told an AP television news crew that the main tram route, from Pyongyang Station in the central part of town to the Mangyongdae district, is 21 kilometers (13 miles) from end to end.
2019 February 19, Eric Talmadge, “Cheap and green: North Korean capital upgrades mass transit”, in AP News, archived from the original on 01 Dec 2023
Origin
- Korean만경대(萬景臺)
- EnglishMangyongdae
Borrowed from Korean 만경대(萬景臺) (Man'gyeongdae).
More words from Korean
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Chinese Cantonese 萬景臺 /万景台
- 萬景臺 /万景台district
Chinese Mandarin 萬景臺 /万景台
- 萬景臺 /万景台 (Wànjǐngtái)district
Korean 만경대
- 만경대 (Man'gyeongdae)district
Cite this entry
Mangyongdae. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Mangyongdae
“Mangyongdae.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Mangyongdae. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Mangyongdae,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Mangyongdae.
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